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Jammeh’s party in court to block the inauguration of Adama Barrow

Gambia’s ruling party, Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), has filed a motion at the Supreme Court seeking to stop the intended inauguration...

IMF to meet Ghana’s new government over aid deal signed by previous president

Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be visiting Ghana to discuss with the new government its plans for the bailout deal signed...

Nigerian MPs approve asylum package for Gambia’s Jammeh

Mr Buhari (R) and other regional leaders met Mr Jammeh last month to urge him to step down. Photo Credit: Reuters   Lawmakers in Nigeria on...

Nigerian lawmakers to debate asylum package for Gambia’s Jammeh

Lawmakers in Nigeria are to debate a proposal to provide Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh with asylum when his tenure expires on January 19 as part...

Aid groups accused of profiting from Boko Haram crisis

Kashim Shettima, Governor of Borno state in Nigeria.    Aid agencies including UNICEF are profiting from funds meant to help those fleeing Boko Haram's Islamic uprising...

Ghana’s Mahama drops request to keep official residence as retirement package after backlash

Ghana’s former president, John Dramani Mahama has decided not to push further with his request to still stay in the residence he had occupied...

Germany to deploy more soldiers and helicopters to Mali

The Germany is to deploy eight attack and transportation helicopters to Mali. It will also deploy 350 additional soldiers to the country, all being...

Gambia’s Jammeh preaches reconciliation as he appoints a mediator to resolve political crisis

The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has been preaching forgiveness among the political class in his country after the Supreme Court in that country postponed...

Nigeria’s government under pressure to rescue girls abducted by Boko Haram

Nigeria is facing mounting pressure to find some 200 schoolgirls abducted 1,000 days ago in Boko Haram's most infamous attack after the rescue of...

Gambia’s top court adjourns Jammeh’s poll challenge

Gambia's Supreme Court was unable to hear President Yahya Jammeh's legal challenge to his election defeat on Tuesday after judges from Nigeria and Sierra...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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